Genesis 19:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”
Genesis 19:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 19:2217 words
מַהֵרmahērBe liquid
הִמָּלֵטhimālēṭBe smooth
שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
לֹאlōʾNot
אוּכַלʾûḵalBe able
לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do
דָּבָרdāvārWord
עַדʿadAs far
בֹּאֲךָbōʾăḵāGo
שָׁמָּהšāmāhThere
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּןkēnSet upright
קָרָאqārāʾCall out to
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
צוֹעַרṣwōʿarTsoar
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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